Subject Matter Expert
UK
The median Subject Matter Expert salary in the UK is £107,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 9 December 2023.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 9 Dec 2023 |
Same period 2022 | Same period 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 716 | 1063 | 1059 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +347 | -4 | -305 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Subject Matter Expert | 13 | 15 | 11 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.025% | 0.012% | 0.009% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.026% | 0.013% | 0.009% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 8 | 5 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | £54,145 | £48,400 | £57,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £82,911 | £55,000 | £68,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £107,500 | £60,000 | £80,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +79.17% | -25.00% | -20.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £120,000 | £69,500 | £88,125 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £89,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £54,145 | £46,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +17.71% | -8.00% | -13.04% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.
| Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 49,748 | 116,938 | 121,615 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 95.41% | 95.42% | 95.23% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 36,451 | 73,675 | 84,434 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £32,750 | £32,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £60,000 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +4.35% | +4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £81,250 | £77,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £98,750 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,500 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +5.00% | +5.26% |
Subject Matter Expert
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Subject Matter Expert in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Subject Matter Expert
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Subject Matter Expert.
Subject Matter Expert
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Subject Matter Expert over the 6 months to 9 December 2023.
Subject Matter Expert
Top 6 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Subject Matter Expert within the UK over the 6 months to 9 December 2023. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +349 | 13 | £107,500 | +79.17% | 3 |
| London | +268 | 6 | £120,000 | +95.12% | 2 |
| Work from Home | +263 | 5 | - | - | 7 |
| UK excluding London | +233 | 2 | £54,145 | +17.71% | 3 |
| South East | +163 | 1 | £54,145 | - | 1 |
| South West | - | 1 | £54,145 | - |
Subject Matter Expert Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 9 December 2023, Subject Matter Expert job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Subject Matter Expert in the job title.
|
|
Subject Matter Expert Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories: